I am a Data Scientist with over six years of experience applying data-driven solutions across research, academia, and industry. My core strengths include machine learning, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, big data analytics, and geospatial analysis. I excel at building predictive models, deploying scalable ML/AI solutions, and managing complex data pipelines. I enjoy mentoring teams, delivering data science training programs, and publishing research in geospatial analytics, financial modeling, and applied AI.

Francis Kipkogei Yego

I am a Data Scientist with over six years of experience applying data-driven solutions across research, academia, and industry. My core strengths include machine learning, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, big data analytics, and geospatial analysis. I excel at building predictive models, deploying scalable ML/AI solutions, and managing complex data pipelines. I enjoy mentoring teams, delivering data science training programs, and publishing research in geospatial analytics, financial modeling, and applied AI.

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I am a Data Scientist with over six years of experience applying data-driven solutions across research, academia, and industry. My core strengths include machine learning, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, big data analytics, and geospatial analysis.

I excel at building predictive models, deploying scalable ML/AI solutions, and managing complex data pipelines. I enjoy mentoring teams, delivering data science training programs, and publishing research in geospatial analytics, financial modeling, and applied AI.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Data Analyst at Alliance Bioversity & CIAT
September 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Developed predictive models and text analytics pipelines (transformers, LLMs) for foresight research. Applied machine learning and AI techniques to advance geospatial analysis methodologies. Performed data cleaning, analysis, visualization, statistical analysis and A/B testing on agronomic datasets using Python, R and Power BI. Performed geospatial analysis using R and GIS platform. Authored and co-authored peer-reviewed publications. Led annotation and NER model development using Python and prodigy. Managed and optimized data pipelines for processing and analyzing large-scale datasets. Built automated ETL workflows to extract, transform, and load text data into databases for downstream analysis using Python and SQL.
Data Science & AI Lead (Part Time) at Global Nexus Institute
September 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Designed and delivered AI/Data Science training programs, equipping 200+ students with hands-on ML and data analysis skills. Supervised research projects on data analytics, machine learning, and AI, guiding students from problem definition to deployment. Built academic–industry partnerships, aligning programs with global AI trend.
Statistician at KEMRI Wellcome Trust
March 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023
Built mathematical/statistical models for health trials. Performed data quality checks, improving data accuracy by 20%. Collaborated with investigators and programmers to ensure compliance with protocols. Performed data cleaning, analysis, visualization and statistical analysis on health datasets using R and Julia.
Senior Data Scientist at Zalego Academy / Stepwise Inc.
September 1, 2022 - September 1, 2022
Built predictive machine learning models that improved business forecasting accuracy by 25%. Performed data quality checks, cleaning, analysis, visualization and statistical modelling to assess company performance.
Project Coordinator at Exponent Africa
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Directed ML/AI training projects with GIZ.
Data Scientist Intern at Rwanda Social Security Board
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Built ML models, validated datasets, and delivered insights.
Data Analyst at CIDRA
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Conducted statistical modeling, SQL querying, and data visualization.

Education

Master of Science in Data Science at ACE -DS, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
October 1, 2018 - December 1, 2020
Master of Science in Financial Engineering at WorldQuant University, Louisiana, USA
April 1, 2019 - December 1, 2021
Bachelor of Science: Actuarial Science at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2016
Bachelor of Science: Actuarial Science at Moi University
January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2016

Qualifications

AWS Cloud computing training
January 1, 2022 - August 17, 2022
Data in Financial Services Master class Bootcamp (Prospect 33)
January 1, 2021 - February 8, 2021
Machine Learning training (Exponent Africa with GIZ)
January 1, 2020 - April 30, 2025
Big Data for Development Innovation Training Program, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Rwanda
June 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019
Geospatial Data Science, Esri, USA
April 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
Data Analyst Nanodegree, Udacity
December 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023
AWS Machine Learning Foundation Nanodegree, Udacity
December 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022

Industry Experience

Education, Healthcare, Agriculture & Mining, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other, Life Sciences